The world in 1653 CE

Events, people and borders on the HistoryLayer map in 1653 CE.

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Battle of Portland
Battle of Scheveningen
Battle of the Gabbard
Battle of Finta
Battle of Zhvanets
Siege of Girona
Siege of Suczawa
Siege of Castelló d'Empúries
Siege of Trois-Rivières
İzmir earthquake of 1653
Hamina founded
New Elfsborg Fortress built

People born this year

Arcangelo Corelli
Johann Pachelbel
Azam Shah

HistoryLayer draws the world as it was in any year from 123,000 BCE to 2026. Move the slider and the borders redraw for that year; the map carries 23,890 events, 12,790 people, 837 wars and 13,183 cities, each one readable in place. Signing in is optional and lets you keep what you find.

HistoryLayer is an interactive map of world history: pick any year from 123,000 BCE to 2026 and the borders, events and people of that moment are drawn for you. It needs JavaScript to draw the map. The guide, the sources and licences and the privacy page are readable without it.

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The world in 1653 CE

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